Groundation - Here I Am
(CD) Young Tree Records/Naive, 2009-06-16
Groundation's sixth full length studio album Here I Am continues the band's groundbreaking fusion of Jazz/Funk Fusion and heavy Roots Reggae with altogether fresh and innovative results. Here I Am features long-time colleagues of Groundation, Roots Reggae legends Sticky Thompson, Pablo Moses and all three original Congos vocalists. This album also presents a new side of the Groundation family; Kim Pommell & Stephanie Wallace sing lead on three songs, including the title track, while new drummer Tekanawa Haereiti's jazz pedigree shines through. Here I Am is just what it sounds like it is: a declaration of presence and a commitment to action in these perilous times at the dawn of the 21st Century.
